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ll7 MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, JANUARY 31, 1983 PRESENT: Mayor Emmie Craddock Council Members Karl W. Brown Gerald G. Farr John A. Kreczmer Elida A. Mendez Jaime Moore Tess Norris City Manager A. C. Gonzalez City Secretary Janis K. Womack City Attorney Barbara Jean Edwards Director of Finance Earl Williams Director of Public Works George Boeker Also Present: Jane Wilson, Jeff Watkins, Olga Garza, Wayne Moore, Ken Long, Bill pryatel, Kelly Kilber, Shirley Wickersham, Gwen Smith, Ted Breihan and others. Mayor Craddock called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. Mayor Craddock introduced for consideration approval of an Ordinance on first reading, the caption which was read as follows: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, AMENDING ARTICLE V, ENTITLED "CODE OF ETHICS" OF CHAPTER 2, ENTITLED "ADMINISTRATION" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, TO ESTABLISH THAT FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC; TO REQUIRE THAT CANDIDATES FILE A StVORN STATEMENT WITH THE CITY SECRETARY; TO DEFINE CANDIDATE, TO ELIMINATE AN OBSOLETE SUBSEC- TION AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mrs. Norris moved to approve the Ordinance on first reading and Mr. Farr seconded the motion. Mayor Craddock then moved in SECTION 2. Sec. 2-82. (d) "monies" be amended to read "months", and Mrs. Norris seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. The Council then voted unanimously in favor of approval on first reading. Mr. Farr moved the Council adjourn to Executive Session pursuant to Article 6252-17, §2 (f), V.A.C.S., to discuss acquisition of property for a landfill and Mrs. Norris seconded the motion, which passed unani- mously (5:32 p.m.). Mrs. Mendez moved the Council convene at 6:22 p.m. and Mr. Farr second- ed the motion, which passed unanimously. Mayor Craddock opened a public hearing for a discussion regarding sani- tation services. Kelly Kilber advised the Council the permit on the present landfill expired in August, 1984, and Ramiro Lugo had advised him the landfill would be filled in 9 to 12 months. Mr. Kilber stated contracting sanitation services would be the most economical means to handle the City's current needs. A new landfill would exceed the esti- mated rates of a commercial sanitation contractor. He said it would cost approximately $650,000 to open the site in Martindale the Council had given up the option on. He said the Uhland site was a lease arrange- ment rather than purchase so would be less money for the property than the Martindale site, but overall would probably run more than the Martin- dale site if a transfer station was used for the 38-mile trip. He said they had also studied the possibility of using larger sanitation vehi- cles. Bill pryatel asked Mr. Kilber several question concerning the